Monument record TR 34 SW 2068 - West musketry gallery,casemates at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover

Summary

Behind the scarp revetments there are three long galleries incorporating casemated rooms for both musketry and carronades, all for the defence of the ditch. These are constructed mainly in brick laid to English bond, usually with axial semi-circular vaults of stretchers, invariably whitewashed. The west Musketry gallery consists of four musketry casemates to the south and nine casemates to the north, connected to the terreplein by a flight of stairs. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3107 4079 (25m by 41m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document). SKE17503.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications. [Mapped feature: #92477 West musketry gallery,casemates at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the North Centre and Detached Bastions of the Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11880)

Record last edited

Jun 11 2020 2:49PM